Tennis Club

We have three hard courts for your use, set in the beautiful Blackdown Hills.  We have access to the Longmead Pavilion, located right alongside the tennis courts.  Especially useful in the winter months, we have floodlights on 2 of the courts.

To find us, click here

Membership
Membership details are here

The Constitution is here.

Non Members

Casual use

Cost per hour for non-members:
£8 per court per hour. £2 for a guest of a Member

£4 per hour in addition for floodlights (see below for further info).

Please pay at the Spar Shop in Station Road.  Please note that there are certain times when Club Members have priority.  These are clearly stated in the Spar Shop, and include the Social Tennis times below.

Temporary Membership

We welcome visitors staying in the Blackdowns who want to play tennis becoming Temporary Members.  This can be arranged in advance of your visit or at the time.  You get the same access to our facilities as a Full Member for the period of your membership.   That means unlimited use of the courts and the facilities, and access to the booking system.

This can be for one or two weeks, with a maximum of 4 weeks in any year. To become a Temporary Member, contact the Secretary, listed below.

Teams
We run a Men's Team, who play in the Stones League and two mixed teams who are in the Somerset League.  If you are interested in playing for either of these teams you should contact Tim Julier or Rachel Bussell respectively, or come to Team Practice.

Social Tennis
We organise Social Tennis at various times to suit all abilities.

Saturday morning from 10:30 to 12: 30  - open to all Members
Sunday morning from 10:30 to 12:30  -  Team practice
Thursday evening from 6:30 to 9:00pm -  open to all members

 Court Booking

There is a court booking system on this website.  Members will receive their passwords to be able to book courts when they have paid their subscriptions for the year.

Anyone can look at the booking system, but not enter bookings, by using the Username 'tennisread' and also the Password 'tennisread'. 

 Resident Coach

We have a resident coach now, Dan Loftus, who has been to the South West Tennis Academy.  He will be running various organised coaching events and is available to Members for private coaching.  Contact him on 07525 187452.

Floodlights
We are proud owners of floodlights on 2 courts.  They are operated by the token machine outside the pavilion.  The cost of the token is £2 which gives 30 minutes floodlighting on one court.  Please note that the floodlights will switch off automatically at 9:00 pm, regardless of how much token value has been entered.  Please also note that if the floodlights are allowed to go out, they will not restart for about 5 minutes.

Tokens for floodlight use can be purchased at the Spar shop in Station Road.

Committee
As at December 2009, the following are committee members:

Julie Steed - Chairman
Sue Lambert - Secretary  01823 680664  Penlee, Station Rd, Hemyock, Devon EX15 3SP
Anne Langford
Anna Taylor
Paul Steed
Jerry Popham - Treasurer
Tim Julier
Andrew Lovering
Rachel Bussell

LTA
The Club is a member of the LTA.



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